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United States Patent | 5,243,745 |
Varnau | September 14, 1993 |
The present invention is a fixture primarily for use with a machining center. The fixture has a plurality of face plates mounted on an interior casing and moveable jaws exposed on the face plates. Parts to be machined can be placed between the jaws and gripped by the jaws for easy and quick setup of various machining operations. Assemblies for actuating the jaws are described.
Inventors: | Varnau; Bernard T. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Assignee: | Proprietary Main, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Appl. No.: | 868592 |
Filed: | April 14, 1992 |
Current U.S. Class: | 29/33P; 269/902; 409/219 |
Intern'l Class: | B23Q 003/06 |
Field of Search: | 29/33 P,563,564,38 A,38 B,38 C 409/219,221,222,163,164 269/303,138,902,47,43,25,26,86 279/1 R,9 R,1 DC,14 198/803.01,803.7,803.3,345.2,345.3,346.1,346.2,346.3 |
4614469 | Sep., 1986 | Beere et al. | 409/219. |
4678077 | Jul., 1987 | Bertorello | 198/345. |
4794686 | Jan., 1989 | Moore | 29/33. |
4921378 | May., 1990 | Kytola | 409/221. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
266761 | Apr., 1989 | DE | 409/218. |
216645 | Sep., 1988 | JP | 269/86. |